美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-01-07
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(一)月
英语课
This is Scientific American 60 second science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute?
If you've ever dined with a stuffy 1 nose, you know that what you smell strongly influences what you taste. But what you see matters too. Even the color of a cup can trick your taste buds. That’s according to research in the Journal of Sensory 2 Studies.
Researchers prepared store-bought hot chocolate, and served it in red, orange, white and cream-colored cups to 57 volunteers. The study subjects rated the sweetness, aroma 3, flavor and overall likeability of each cup of cocoa. Turns out hot chocolate in the orange cup was rated more likable and "chocolaty" than the others—even though each cup had the same stuff.
Previous studies also suggest color matters. Increasing the yellow hue 4 of a 7-Up can, for example, makes people think the drink tastes more lemony. Likewise, researchers say the orange cup might enhance the chocolaty brown color of the cocoa, and enhance flavor. Since much more of the brain's cortex is devoted 5 to vision than taste, what you see could matter as much as what your taste buds experience. So next time you're really savoring 6 something, try feasting your eyes on something else—and see if the taste passes the test.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American 60 second science, I am Christopher Intagliata.
dine with: 和...进餐
stuffy: 阻塞的
savor: 品尝
hue: 色彩
aroma: 味道
1 stuffy
adj.不透气的，闷热的
- It's really hot and stuffy in here.这里实在太热太闷了。
- It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帐篷里很闷热，我们感到空气都是潮的。
2 sensory
adj.知觉的，感觉的，知觉器官的
- Human powers of sensory discrimination are limited.人类感官分辨能力有限。
- The sensory system may undergo long-term adaptation in alien environments.感觉系统对陌生的环境可能经过长时期才能适应。
3 aroma
n.香气，芬芳，芳香
- The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
- The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
4 hue
n.色度；色调；样子
- The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
- The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。